Pruitt Vs. Leach - Approval Poll

Who do you prefer as head coach of the 2018 Volunteers?

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#178
#178
posts such as this one do no good. We need to all get behind the new coach, cause this is gonna be a grind at best.
 
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Vol8188 said:
Shows how little you know about Washington st. Look at their record prior to Leach
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Leach is a good , effective coach. He has an unusual personality and might not have fit in. Will this new guy be a Kirby Smart or Derek D. ? Only time will tell. I am still trying to understand how Vol Football fell off a cliff . It is mind-blowing if u think about it. NC in 98 to winless in the SEC. How does that happen without sabotage?
 
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This poll feels wrong. Didnt vote, afraid it would taste like sour grapes.

Leach has been my favorite football coach and personality for years.

I love the guy. Desperately wanted him to coach the vols, ten years ago, last year and certainly post schiano.

But i dont think we were actually that close to landing him. The currie/leach meeting was an eleventh hour desperation, "fire me" sort of gesture. In practical terms it had all the impact of H.I McDonough spitting that tooth at Leonard Smalls.

I don't even think Currie truly believed it would go through at that point.

I knew it wpuldn't happen. Knew something would screw it up, it seemed to good to be true.

In full disclosure, I will admit my desire to have the pirate captain in knoxville is something of a vice. A liability. I like Leach to the point almost as unhealthy as those Lyle lovers that wanted him to get "one more year, to hold together that top 5 class, and get a chance to turn it around."

Leach may not have been the answer. I hate the concept of "fit", preferring a mantra of "just win, baby"... but "fit" is where Leach fails and he's certainly a polarizing character.

I will say this.

Given the choice the package deal of Fulmer/Pruitt is 100,000 times better and more appealing than a Leach/Currie combo.

So, I'm really happy where we are as vol fans, no matter how much I love Leach and his offense, we are better off today, and I couldn't be any happier with the way things turned out.

So glad Gruden is dead to us, and Schiano is working a destination job. We dodged a few bullets to get where we are, and I truly believe Pruitt was the best choice available, once scott frost was gone.
 
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Vol8188 said:
Shows how little you know about Washington st. Look at their record prior to Leach
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He’s improved them quite a bit but don’t act they were an abysmal program with no conference titles ever in program history. He’s brought them back to a consistent level of some of their sporadic success in past decades. He’s not a game changer and wouldn’t be here
 
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VolFan4Life87 said:
He’s improved them quite a bit but don’t act they were an abysmal program with no conference titles ever in program history. He’s brought them back to a consistent level of some of their sporadic success in past decades. He’s not a game changer and wouldn’t be here
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They went 8 years without a winning season before Leach got there.

They won 9 games in the 4years prior to his arrival. He's won 9 in a single season multiple times.
 
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Vol8188 said:
They went 8 years without a winning season before Leach got there.

They won 9 games in the 4years prior to his arrival. He's won 9 in a single season multiple times.
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Washington State has finished 2nd in the north division once, 3rd twice during his tenure. Yes they sucked prior to his arrival but again I will reference my post you quoted, under Mike Price they won 2 conference titles (beating Pete Carrol coached USC teams) and went to the rose bowl twice. Under Bill Doba they had one good season but finished top 10 that season beating a top 10, Mack brown coached Texas (when they were worth a crap). So I still say what I originally said - he has brought a more sustained level of success similar (but again, more sustained) to the sporadic success they’ve had in the past. It’s not like he took a program over that had never been worth a crap ever and is doing miraculous things. He’s a good coach but IMO wouldn’t have met the expectations here - which is a 9 win season floor and in the CFP hunt annually. CJP may be a total bust as he has no record to reference whatsoever but only time will tell. You and I will likely just agree to disagree on this one :hi:
 
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Just looking back at this poll to see what everyone initially thought of the Pruitt v Leach hire. Leach had a nice opening day in SEC football. Yes, although I wasn't on board with Pruitt until middle of last year, I do think we did ok with Pruitt. Sure would have been a fun ride with Leach, tho
 
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goldvol said:
Just looking back at this poll to see what everyone initially thought of the Pruitt v Leach hire. Leach had a nice opening day in SEC football. Yes, although I wasn't on board with Pruitt until middle of last year, I do think we did ok with Pruitt. Sure would have been a fun ride with Leach, tho
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Still think it’s just LSU being down, as opposed to the other. But great offensive mind
 
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VolFan4Life87 said:
Washington State has finished 2nd in the north division once, 3rd twice during his tenure. Yes they sucked prior to his arrival but again I will reference my post you quoted, under Mike Price they won 2 conference titles (beating Pete Carrol coached USC teams) and went to the rose bowl twice. Under Bill Doba they had one good season but finished top 10 that season beating a top 10, Mack brown coached Texas (when they were worth a crap). So I still say what I originally said - he has brought a more sustained level of success similar (but again, more sustained) to the sporadic success theyve had in the past. Its not like he took a program over that had never been worth a crap ever and is doing miraculous things. Hes a good coach but IMO wouldnt have met the expectations here - which is a 9 win season floor and in the CFP hunt annually. CJP may be a total bust as he has no record to reference whatsoever but only time will tell. You and I will likely just agree to disagree on this one :hi:
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9 wins are the floor??

We unceremoniously fired and hate on a daily basis the last coach that led this program to 9 wins.
 
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LOL You Leach guys cool your jets. There is no way LSU is the same team as last year. I believe they returned 3 starters from last years team. SMH Leach is more trouble than he is worth. Just sit back, relax, and watch what happens off the field.
 
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My reservations about Leach in the SEC weren't really about his offense...it was about his defenses. Yes, his offense was incredible, but they also allowed 34 points and a ton of yards through the air. Rush defense was good though.

It's just one game - let's see where he ends up after a 10-game schedule, and against a team that isn't as decimated as LSU.
 
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SEC defenses will adjust to him pretty quickly, IMO. He is a very talented coach, no doubt. But, I also believe be benefited from it being the opening game. He deserves a long and well executed tip of the cap for yesterday’s win, but I’ll hold out a few more games before anointing him king of the west.
 
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SaintLouisVol said:
SEC defenses will adjust to him pretty quickly, IMO. He is a very talented coach, no doubt. But, I also believe be benefited from it being the opening game. He deserves a long and well executed tip of the cap for yesterday’s win, but I’ll hold out a few more games before anointing him king of the west.
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Yeah LSU literally lost everybody. Not that big a deal.
 
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goldvol said:
Just looking back at this poll to see what everyone initially thought of the Pruitt v Leach hire. Leach had a nice opening day in SEC football. Yes, although I wasn't on board with Pruitt until middle of last year, I do think we did ok with Pruitt. Sure would have been a fun ride with Leach, tho
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What has Mike Leach ever won? How many trophies does he have? I love the Pirate, but he has a ceiling. Pruitt is building this thing the right way. I wouldn’t change it.
 
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